Smilbäcken
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 13 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Smilbäcken is a southern salmon river. The water flows — fish hold behind rocks, in current seams and pools, letting the food drift to them. On high water the fish run upstream; on low water they sit tight in the deeper runs.
Permits & rules
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Smilbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Kjell Falksalmon63 cm
- 2Per Krügersalmon55 cm
- 3Hanna Brandtsalmon55 cm
- 4Anna Nyströmsea trout50 cm
- 5Maria Åbergtrout31 cm
- 6Björn Bergtrout29 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmHanna Brandt
sea trout50 cmAnna Nyström
trout29 cmBjörn Berg
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